Proposition 50, the Democratic-backed ballot measure to temporarily redraw the state’s congressional maps, has scrambled California’s congressional playing field in more ways than you might think. Yes ...

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The U.S. redistricting war took a turn Tuesday when a Texas court invalidated that state’s new congressional map, ruling it an illegal racial gerrymander. The mid-decade redistricting trend began in ...

Texas’ new gerrymandered congressional map cannot be used for next year’s elections, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. But the new congressional map in California, which was created in a direct rebuttal ...

ALSO BREAKING RIGHT NOW THIS NOON HOUR, FEDERAL JUDGES HAVE BLOCKED TEXAS FROM USING ITS NEW REPUBLICAN DRAWN CONGRESSIONAL MAPS. THE PANEL SAYS THERE’S SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE THE MAP IS RACIAL ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom said California's redistricting would counter Texas' rare mid-decade redistricting push. That doesn't mean California is turning back after a federal court in Texas blocked the state ...